SM UC-5

UC-5 displayed in Central Park, New York City
History
German Empire
Name:	UC-5
Ordered:	by November 1914
Builder:	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number:	49
Launched:	13 June 1915
Commissioned:	19 June 1915
Fate:	grounded, 27 April 1916; captured by the British
General characteristics
Class and type:	German Type UC I submarine
Displacement:	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced 182 t (179 long tons), submerged
Length:	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam:	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft:	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion:	1 × propeller shaft 1 × Benz 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 bhp (67 kW) 1 × electric motor, 175 shp (130 kW)
Speed:	6.49 knots (12.02 km/h; 7.47 mph), surfaced 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h; 6.52 mph), submerged
Range:	910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	50 m (160 ft)
Complement:	14
Armament:	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes 12 × UC 120 mines 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:	Imperial German Navy: Flandern Flotilla 27 July 1915 – 27 April 1916
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Herbert Pustkuchen 19 June – 18 December 1915 Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Mohrbutter 19 December 1915 – 27 April 1916
Operations:	29 patrols
Victories:	29 merchant ships sunk (36,851 GRT) 7 merchant ships damaged (20,262 GRT) 1 warship sunk (380 tons)

SM UC-5 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 13 June 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 19 June 1915 as SM UC-5. She served in World War I under the command of Herbert Pustkuchen (June - December 1915) and Ulrich Mohrbutter (December 1915 - April 1916).

She ran aground and was abandoned but recovered by the Allies and displayed for propaganda purposes.

A German Type UC I submarine, UC-5 had a displacement of 168 tonnes (165 long tons) when at the surface and 183 tonnes (180 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 33.99 m (111 ft 6 in), a beam of 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.04 m (10 ft). The submarine was powered by one Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing 90 metric horsepower (66 kW; 89 shp), an electric motor producing 175 metric horsepower (129 kW; 173 shp), and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 780 nautical miles (1,440 km; 900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UC-5 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one 8 millimetres (0.31 in) machine gun. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin and her complement was fourteen crew members.